Hannibal felt



(No Model.)

H. F E L T.

. Churn. No.. 237,846. I Patented Feb. 15,1881.

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5 11VVEN TOR- ATTORNEY NJETEFISv FHOTKLLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HANNIBAL FELT, OF HAMILTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO H. P. DEUSOHER, OF SAME PLACE.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,84z6, dated February 15, 1881.

Application filed October 11, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, HANNIBAL FELT, of Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ohurns, of which the following is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the gear-housing and tub- (leck; Fig. 2, a plan of a portion of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical section of the tub with inner parts in position, and Fig. 4 an elevation of the coupler used for uniting the pinion to the dash-shaft.

In Fig. 1, T is a bevel-gear, arranged to he turned by a hand-crank. Its shaft is journaled in a housing, V, adjustable upon the top bar, W. The pinion A is journaled outside of a boss cast upon the top bar, as shown. The pinion has a hole through it, and its upper hub has one or more notches, B.

Upon the upper end of the dash-shaft H is a ferrule, K, having one or more clutch-lugs, L. When the churn sits in position in its frame the dash-shaft comes centrally under the pinion.

The coupler S, Fig. 4, is a cylindrical hollow plug adapted to fit easily within the pinion A and over the ferrule K. When the coupler is dropped into place, lugs R upon its upper part fit into the notches B, and notches T in its lower part fit over the lugs L. This forms the driving connection, and when removed it allows the churn proper toibe removed from the frame which carries the driving-gearing.

The tub-deck is composed of slats D and E and battens F, and the top bar, W, is attached to the deck by upright castings 0, having feet bolted to the deck. The width between the uprights is such as to admit the tub nicely, and the rear portion of the base of the uprightsO ('No model.)

is thrown inward, as shown at G, so as to form stops, which will cause the tub to center with the pinion when put in place against the sides and back of the uprights. Thedeck mayhave supporting-feet, if desired. rigidly fixed inside the tub, with a slight space, Q, below them for the the flow of liquids. A removable bottom bar, N, notched at each end, fits upon the bottom of the churn, andis held in position by said notches straddling the ribs M. The bottom bar, N, contains the bearing O for the foot of the dash-shaft. The ribs M serve to dowel the bottom bar, N, and to act as stationary dashes. The bottom bar, N, serves to furnish the foot-bearin g for the dashshaft, and to support the stationary dashes P, which are fixed to it. The dash-wings J are,

Two ribs M are attached to the dash-shaft H by means of a pair of rounds, I, as shown. This produces a stiff, cheap, and easily-cleaned dash.

I claim as my invention? 1. In a rotary churn, the combination of the tub with the deck D E, top bar, \V, arranged 

